This Week at St. Bart's

March 2, 2016

A Message from the Reverend Andy Dunks

If a Picture is worth a thousand words,....

If you are looking for bite-sized bits of scripture and commentary to ruminate on, as I suggested last Sunday, the daily devotional email which is using this picture for the Lenten season is a great source. Go to: LINK to subscribe.

And for a true story about how much we difference we can make through simple acts of compassion as we let the Lord trim our self-preoccupied egos down to a useful size, consider this:

A couple of weeks ago, a disturbed young man got onto the metro train in Vancouver and began acting erratically and shouting and cursing. As people in the car began moving away from him, one woman did the opposite. A seventy-year old woman moved toward the man and reached out her hand and gently held his hand. She just gently put her hand in his. The man immediately calmed down, and then, sitting on the floor, began to cry. Then after a little while, he got off the train saying only, "Thanks Grandma." "She was very brave," the photographer who originally posted the story said. "She even mentioned that she thought about what would happen if he stabbed her with the pen -- because he had one in his hand -- but she said it was more important he didn't feel alone." [Huffington Post, Feb. 11, 2016]

Mission

Our mission is to seek, serve, and celebrate Christ in every person.

We invite the community to worship with us, to share our gifts, and to grow in Christ's love.

In This Issue

Rector's column

This Sunday

Season of Lent

Chili Cook-Off

Devotionals weekly readings

Outreach Opportunity

St. Bart's Youth Group

Spiritual Formation Group

Prayer Request/Answered

On the Horizon

Web Site

www.stbartsrichmond.org

Email

stbartsrva@gmail.com

Phone

804-740-2101

Street Address

10627 Patterson Ave.

Henrico, VA 23238

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 29626

Richmond, VA 23242

Father Dunks's

contact information

Cell: 804-937-7145

dunks.andy@gmail.com

So that's why we practice our spiritual disciplines - both for our own salvation and for the sake of becoming more brave and more compassionate when the opportunity comes to minister God's grace to others.

Remember the Baptismal vows we renewed with Bp. Gulick a few weeks ago?

Celebrant Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?

People I will, with God's help.

Blessings,

This Sunday

8:30 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite I

9:30 AM Adult Sunday School

10:30 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite II

5:30 PM Sudanese Service

Season of Lent

We are observing lent with a program on Monday evenings at 6:30PM at St.
Bart's. We will be discussing the book "Thirty Steps to Heaven". We will also

be discussing this book in small groups and Sunday School during Lent. The
book is available in paperback or on Kindle editions.

Here is a link to the book: LINK

Chili Cook-Off Results

We congratulate the winners of the Chili Cook-Off.

First Place winner is Rick Jones

Second Place went to Susan Ross

Third Place we have a tie between JJ Wood and Davie Brown

We raised $260 for Bishop Gulick's discretionary fund.

We would like to thank the 12 members who brought a pot of Chili for the
competition and all who brought other goodies to share, attended and voted.
Great fellowship and great food to share.

Family Bible Devotionals

Weekly readings for March 6 - March 12

Anticipating Jesus: The Annunciation, Visitation and birth of John (Luke 1)

Jesus Storybook Bible: p. 176.

Essential 100, #52.

Bible Story Handbook: Ch. 134 & 135.

Memory Verse: Luke 1:32-33.

Outreach Opportunity

The Outreach Committees of St. Martin's and St. Bart's are joining
together to tutor children at Ridge Elementary School. There are 12
children signed up from grades 1 - 5th grade. We will be tutoring them
from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. every Monday from March 7th - April 25th.
If you are interested involunteering for this, please contact Jean Rollins
or call Jim Sales at (804) 307-6597or email him at
jimsale20032003@yahoo.com

St. Bart's Youth Group

Calling all youth 13 years and older to join our youth group. The meetings
will be held on Sundays at 6PM. We will continue to meet twice a month on
the second and fourth Sundays. Together we will explore the bible and see
how it can apply to our daily life. We will also be talking about how we can
help the church and community.

We would like to provide dinner for the youth group on the Sundays
we meet. Please call Marlaina Knowlton at 804-897-1495 if you could
help with dinner any Sunday. We will place a sign up sheet on the
bulletin board. Please consider helping by signing up. Thanks.

Spiritual Formation Groups

Monday Night Group (at St. Bart's)

The Monday Night group meets at the Church from 6:30-8:00pm. During

Lent we are discussing the book "Thirty Steps to Heaven". The book is
available in paperback or for kindle.

Wednesday Morning group (at St. Bart's)

The Wednesday Morning Group meets at the church for prayer and study from
10:30-11:30AM, During Lent we are discussing the book "Thirty Steps to
Heaven". The book is available in paperback or for kindle.

Prayer Request and Answered Prayers

Prayer Requests:

This week we are praying for: Arlene, Autumn, Audith, Betty Sue, Betty P.
Betty W., Bill, Carole, Carolyn, Carter, Cathy, Christy, Cierra, Clara, Claudine,

Diana, Dorothy, Don, Donna, Ethan, Frank, F.G., Ginny, Harlow, Hayden, H.B.,
Jane, Jennifer, Jimmie, Joyce, Julia, Karigan, Kathy, Kelly, Kent, Klaire, Kym,
Laura, Lexie, Lilliam, Linda, Maggie, Martin, Michael, Mindy, Molly, Nick, Okpil,
Paige, Paul, Rob, R.W., Sarah, Sebastian, Terry, Thomas, Tony, Tukie, Vonie.

On the Horizon